Departure Sorrento: 08:00 AM; Transfer to Avellino Vineyards ( Taurasi area) by Van or Minivan, depending on the number of participants; Visit to a Taurasi Vineyard; Visit to the winery and tasting of the Taurasi , Fiano di Avellino and Greco di Tufo wines, all complemented with cheese and local ham; Lunch in a Farm/restaurant : various appetizers, two home made pastas, barbecue, vegetables, dessert, coffee and home made liqueur. Wine from the Farmer's cellar and mineral water ( no limit in quantity…to your full satisfaction !); Visit to a nougat factory and tasting of the traditional nougats. A minimum of 4 people is requested. Individual tours are also available with extra charge.
Campania is the land of the red wine "Aglianico " a big red , powerfull and with its own personality when young, ideal to accompany barbecued lamb and sausages , and, gentle and elegant ,when properly aged, see the TAURASI ( from Aglianico grapes), the only d.o.c.g wine of the southern Italy. The Piedirosso ( Red Foot ), from the red color of the stem, the second important red of the region, Smooth, fruity and elegant light red wine, this is the basic grape in the blend to obtain the Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio ,"Tears of Christ" is the translation. And, last the old Romans wine "FALERNO" from primitivo grape, the wine of the Roman Emperors, we can say the first wine of the modern era that got the D.O.C. In this region you can also enjoy four very good white wines, two d.o.c.g. "Fiano di Avellino" "Greco di Tufo" and d.o.c. "Falanghina" and "Coda di Volpe" which means, Fox's tail). We can say that, no other country can deliver such a diversity, so many indigenous grapes, and, so different one from the other , each, to match a different typical dish of the region. This is one of the reasons of the increasing interest to the Southern Italy's wines.
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